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After six hard fought game, Toronto Raptors defeat Milwaukee Bucks in NBA’s Eastern Conference Central to reach the 2019 NBA Finals. The Raptors will face Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. The finals will start this coming Thursday, May 30, 2019 on American tv channel American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The first game will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. This is the first time in its franchise history that Toronto Raptors has reached the NBA Finals. NBA stands for National Basketball Association. Raptors lead scorer Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. Milwaukee Bucks lead scorer Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. NBA playoffs and finals are four game series whereby each team has four chances to win in order to advance or win the NBA Champions.  

After many months of fighting between People's Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) in court, Nigeria Supreme Court has disqualified APC candidate for 2019 Zamfara Governorship Election. The high court ruled that APC did not hold any primary prior to the election. It declared PDP candidate, Mr. Bello Matawalle as the winner of the 2019 Zamfara Governorship Election. APC candidate, Mukhtar Idris was declared winner by INEC after polling 534,541 votes. After the ruling, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revoked the certificate of return given to APC Candidate, Mukhtar Idris and it declared PDP candidate, Bello Matawalle as the winner of the 2019 Zamfara Governorship Election. The outgoing Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari has called for clam in the state and asked the citizens to be peaceful and law-abiding citizens. The governor said he disagrees with the ruling but respects the decision of the court. The ruling also affects “all APC Zamfara House of Assembly candidates who were initially declared winners of their elections.”  

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May announced that she will resign from her office. She said she will leave office on June 7, 2019. The Prime Minister Theresa May said quote “I had done everything I can to convince MPs to support the withdrawal deal I had negotiated with the European Union, but it was now in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort. I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. The second female prime minister, but certainly not the last. I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love." She spoke at her official resident called “10 Downing Street”. While she was speaking, there tears coming from her eyes. Her speech was filled with emotions. She felt she has let down the British people. Last year 2018, the British people voted to leave the European Union. But Theresa May failed to get the British Parliament to vote on the terms and condition outline by the Union before United Kingdom leaves the Union Permanently. Theresa May became British Prime Minister on July 13, 2016 and will leave on June 7, 2019.

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora popularly known as Cee-C posted a beautiful and stunning photo of herself. She shared the pictures on her Instagram page. Wow doesn’t she look beautiful and stylish in her appearance!

Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden led the voting for the NBA’s First Team of the Year but LeBron James missed out on a spot for the first time since 2007, results showed on Thursday. Milwaukee Bucks forward Antetokounmpo and Houston Rockets guard James Harden advanced to the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award along with Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George. The 24-year-old Antetokounmpo, Harden and George were joined in the NBA’s team of the year by Golden State star Stephen Curry and Denver’s Nikola Jokic. Antetokounmpo, who is nearly seven-foot tall and known as the ‘Greek Freak’, and Harden were both unanimous first-team selections. However, there was no place in the first team selection for Los Angeles Lakers’ James. James missed out on the NBA playoffs this year for the first time since 2005 after a disappointing, injury-hit first season with the Lakers. James, however, did earn a place on the NBA’s third-team of the year, extending his streak of 15 consecutive All-NBA selections. The second All-NBA team meanwhile comprised Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard at forward and Joel Embiid at the centre.         **This story was written by https://punchng.com

Super Eagles and Leicester City player, Wilfred Ndidi has officially married. He married his sweetheart, Dinma on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria. Wilfred Ndidi did his traditional marriage ceremony. He posted the pictures on his Instagram page. They couples have not set a date for their white wedding. Their pre-wedding (traditional marriage) photo   Congratulations to the couple!

A lawmaker in Mississippi, United States was arrested for attacking his wife. His name is Doug McLeod and he is fifty-eight years old. Doug McLeod is a member of Mississippi State Assembly. Police said he punched his wife in the face for taking “too long to undress for sex.” Doug McLeod’s wife nose was bloodied. Police also found blood on the bed and on the floor. He is a member of Republican Party. According to police, it appears that the lawmaker was drunk. When police showed up at his house, he was holding a glass of Alcohol on his hand. The Speaker of Mississippi State Assembly, Philip Gunn said Doug McLeod should resign if the allegation against him is true. Doug McLeod is being charged with “a minor domestic violence.” He was released on bail after paying 1,000 US Dollars.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following a court order, has withdrawn 25 Certificates of Returns from some winners at the last conducted general elections. This was revealed by Festus Okoye, Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee while speaking at the 'Forum on Media Coverage of 2019 General Elections' held in Enugu today. Okoye lauded the coverage of the 2019 elections by the media. He also tasked the media to constantly keep the people abreast of every amendment done to the Electoral Act of the country. He said that INEC had completed the retrieval and issuance of the 25 certificates of return on Friday, May 17, 2019. Giving a breakdown of the certificate withdrawn, Okoye said 22 of the 25 certificates withdrawn were as a result of intra-party lawsuit. “20 of the 25 certificates-of-return were withdrawn from All Progressive Congress (APC) members to other APC members; while two from People Democratic Party (PDP) members were withdrawn and issued to other PDP members. “The other three were withdrawn from APC and PDP and given to other political parties.” Commending the media, the INEC Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman said the media has become a platform for the explanation of INEC political and electoral decisions. “The media and its practitioners to dig deep into the Electoral Act to ensure that the import of the recently amended sections is made known to the public. “The media should also center on the aspect of using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve electoral issues especially at the party levels instead of going to the court.”         **This story was written by http://saharareporters.com

The former Governor of Rivers State/current Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has made it clear to South East of Nigeria that there will be no 2023 Presidential ticket under the All Progressive Congress (APC). The reason he gave was, the People of the South East did not support or voted for APC candidate for 2019 Presidential Election President Muhammadu Buhari. South East of Nigeria are predominantly populated by the Igbos. Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi made the comment during an interview with The Sun Newspaper. He said quote “I don’t know what they will do now for voting against the APC. For refusing to support the APC, they cannot come to the table to demand the presidency slot. For people like us in the APC, if the Igbo had come and voted Buhari, they would boldly tell Mr President and the National Chairman of the party that presidency should go the Southeast since the South-south; South-west and North-west have produced president. What argument would the Southeast come up with now to convince anybody that they deserve the slot for 2023 president?” During the recently concluded 2019 Nigeria’s Presidential Election, the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha promised the Igbos to support the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and they will be given 2023 Presidential ticket under All Progressive Congress (APC).